Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Ranking 2025, Fees, Admissions, Courses, Placements

About 4 top MBA colleges are there in Bangalore. Of these, 4 are private colleges and 1 is government college. Some of the top colleges are Christ University, Jain Deemed to be University, Alliance University, Welingkar Bangalore, St. Joseph's Institute of Management, etc. Top entrance exams of the best MBA colleges in Bangalore are Karnataka PGCET, CAT, CUET-PG, etc.

Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Highlights 2025

Candidates can see the table below for the key highlights:

Particulars	Parameters/Statistics
No. of Colleges	4 colleges
Annual Fees	Less than INR 5 Lakh: 1 college
Top MBA Institutes in Bangalore	Christ University, Jain Deemed to be University, Alliance University, Welingkar Bangalore, St. Joseph's Institute of Management, and many others.
Top Specialisations	Sales and Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Business Analytics
Accepted Entrance Exams	Karnataka PGCET, CAT, CUET-PG, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, KMAT, etc.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore: NIRF Ranking 2025

Candidates can see the table below for NIRF ranking:

College Name	NIRF 2023 Ranking	NIRF 2024 Ranking	NIRF 2025 Ranking
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Ranking	2	2	2
Christ University Ranking	60	60	57
Alliance University Ranking	87	71	71
Jain University, Bangalore Ranking	85	77	73

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Times 2025 Ranking

Candidates can see the table below for Times ranking:

College Name	Times 2025 Rank
Alliance School of Business, Alliance University Ranking	10
Krupanidhi College of Management, Krupanidhi Group of Institutions Ranking	29
International School of Management Excellence Ranking	30
Indus Business Academy (IBA) Ranking	35
Presidency College Ranking	39
NMIMS Deemed to be University Ranking	42
RV Institute of Management Ranking	44
CMS Business School, Jain Deemed-to-be University, Bangalore Ranking	46
AIMS IBS Ranking	50

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Business Today 2024 Ranking 

Candidates can see the table below for Business Today ranking:

College Name	College Rank
Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM)	26
NMIMS Deemed to be University, Bannerghatta	30
Prin. L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research	50
Christ University	59
International School of Management Excellence	79
AIMS Institutes	85
Kristu Jayanti College	86
Ramaiah Institute of Management	88

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Admissions 2025

Candidates can see the eligibility criteria:

• Students must have completed UG degree with a minimum of 45 - 50% aggregate marks
• Must clear an entrance exam like MAT, MAHCET, etc.
• Appear in counselling sessions.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Exam Schedule 2025

Candidates can see the table below for entrance exams:

Exam Name	Exam Date	Exam Schedule	Exam Syllabus
Karnataka PGCET	May 2026 (Tentative)	Karnataka PGCET Schedule	Karnataka PGCET Syllabus
KMAT	September 7, 2025 (Tentative)	KMAT Schedule	KMAT Syllabus
CAT	30 November 2025	CAT Schedule	CAT Syllabus
MAT	September 21, 2025 (PBT) September 28, 2025 (CBT)	MAT Schedule	MAT Syllabus
XAT	January 4, 2026	XAT Schedule	XAT Syllabus
CMAT	January 2026 (Tentative)	CMAT Schedule	CMAT Syllabus
ATMA	December, 2025	ATMA Schedule	ATMA Syllabus
CUET PG	March, 2026 (Tentative)	CUET PG Schedule	CUET PG Syllabus

Source: Official site and may vary.

Entrance Exams Accepted at MBA Colleges in Bangalore

Candidates can see the table below:

Entrance Exam	No. of Colleges	College Predictor
CAT	2 colleges	CAT 2025 Predictor
Karnataka PGCET	2 colleges	Karnataka PGCET 2025 Predictor
CMAT	1 college	CMAT 2025 Predictor
XAT	1 college	XAT 2025 Predictor
CUET-PG	1 college	CUET-PG 2025 Predictor

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Government MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Admission, Fees, and Rank

Candidates can see the table below for government colleges:

College Name	Average Course Fees	NIRF 2025 Rank
IIM Bangalore Admission	INR 24.5 Lakh	2

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Private MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Admission, Fees, and Rank

Candidates can see the table below for private colleges:

College Name	Average Course Fees	NIRF Rank 2025
Christ University Admission	Christ University Fees	57
Alliance University, Bangalore Admission	Alliance University, Bangalore Fees	71
Jain Deemed-to-be University, Bangalore Admission	Jain Deemed-to-be University, Bangalore Fees	73

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Seat Intake

Candidates can see the table below:

Top Colleges	Seat Intake
IIM Bangalore	275 seats
Christ University	780 seats
Alliance School of Business	60 seats

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Courses and Fees

Candidates can see the table below for courses and fees:

College Names	Courses Offered	Average Course Fee
IIM Bangalore	MBA in Business Analytics	INR 24.5 Lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

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Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Fees VS Salary

Candidates can see the table below for fees and salary:

College Name	Average Course Fee	Average Placement Salary
IIM Bangalore MBA	INR 25 Lakh	INR 33 LPA

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Placements and Top Recruiters

Candidates can see the table below:

College Names	Average Placement Salary	Top Recruiters
IIM Bangalore Placements	INR 33 LPA	BCG, Brain, HUL, ITC, TATA, Airtel, Amazon, etc.
Alliance University, Bangalore Placements	--	Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, KPMG, Nestle, Amazon, Accenture, Deloitte, etc.
Christ University Placements	--	Accenture Operations, D. E. Shaw & Co., Deloitte,  Allen, Akasa Air, Marriott, etc.
Jain Deemed-to-be University Placements	INR 8.10 LPA	Samsung, Siemens, Schneider, Sabre, Silicon Labs, TATA Steel, TCS, etc.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Cost of Studying at Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore

Candidates can see the table below:

Fee Range	No. of Colleges	College Name
More  than INR 5 Lakh	1 college	IIM Bangalore

Source: Official site and may vary.

Best MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Top Specialisations

Candidates can see the table below for top specialisations:

Top Specialisations	No. of Colleges
Business Analytics	1 college
Finance	1 college
Human Resources	1 college
Operations	1 college
Sales & Marketing	1 college
Public Policy	1 college

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top MBA Colleges in Bangalore: Comparison 2025

Listed below is the comparison

• IIM Bangalore - Indian Institute of Management Comparison with Other Colleges
• Christ University Comparison with Other Colleges
• Alliance University, Bangalore Comparison with Other Colleges
• Jain Deemed-to-be University, Bangalore Comparison with Other Colleges